Cookie Bond | jake & katarina

Jake was in the Ravenclaw’s common room studying on some charms. More specifically, healing charms. Today was one of those days where not much was going on and he felt at peace at where he was. Plus, he had some snack along with him, albeit it was untouched for quite some time.

It was a Chips Ahoy! packet of cookies that he enjoyed eating at times. His mother had insisted him to bring a few snacks at times just in case, the cookies being one of them. So he decided not to let it go to waste by eating it now. Of course, being too focused on his studying, he forgot to take another piece of the cookie, leaving it still almost filled.

So without paying attention to the rest of the world, he continued on reading, leaving the packet of cookies in front of him, now more akin to a display than to a snack.

[ @ravkatarina ]

the common room was a sort of spot that she found herself to be wandering around aimlessly. she was supposed to study but she preferred to do that on her own, not in the desire to be around menaces and pestered by fellow classmates. she hugged her books closer to her chest, azure orbs looking around as she tried to find an open spot.

there was one spot open, but it had to be next to an unfamiliar face. above all, someone she didn’t know of. her eyes dart on what seems to be on a box of cookies. were they from the muggleworld? because they were cookies she had never seen before. she was in the dire need to try them out.

she takes the initiative to approach the boy, sitting next to him and greeting him with a warm smile. she tucked in a strand of hair behind her ear nervously, “hello chips ahoya! do you mind sharing some cookies?” a light chuckle escaped from her pink lips, “sorry, i hope I didn’t startle you.”

❖ { butterflies } sungmin & kat

Reluctantly withdrawing from the embrace, Dorian quickly wiped his tears on his sleeve. He didn’t want her to see him cry. His brother was right—crying was weak. Girls like Evie and Kat wanted a strong man, not a crybaby like him. “Ok.” He sniffed, biting back further tears that distorted the blue tint washing over his brown orbs. “Yes,” he said, leaning into her comforting touch, “I’ll be here for you from now on—no matter what.” It was a hard promise to keep when the future was so uncertain, but Dorian knew he’d try his damn hardest to keep it. His hands held onto her arms, drawing circles against the fabric of her sleeves with his thumb. He looked back at her, forcing a smile on his trembling lips and felt himself drawn forward towards hers as if he was under a potent spell. I shouldn’t, but Kat is so beautiful—no. Dorian pulled away and turned around, unable to face her. It wasn’t right. He didn’t know what was real and what was Veela magic anymore. It was a weakness his brother had never had to endure and he would continue to shove that fact in Dorian’s face. Why did the thought of kissing Kat now feel wrong in comparison to when he pondered kissing her in the past? 

commonly, people thought that if tears were shed then it was an indication of weakness. however, not in katarina’s case. tears meant that someone had been a) clinging on to something negative for way too long or b) someone trying to be strong for too long. a “strong” man could cry too and she had witnessed it with how her father was. he’d make mistakes, he wasn’t perfect nor was he the greatest father but at least, he’d realize what he had been doing wrong after he stepped out of the door and katarina was solely raised by her mum. she rubbed his back caringly, trying her best to comfort him. “same here.. i promise.” she’d take a bullet for him if she needed to. that’s how much dorian meant to katarina in her heart. she’d prioritise him over her needs any day. it was due to the long line of their friendship they had and all these years.

no way can i kiss him. it isn’t right. she couldn’t do it. she pulled back a bit, wondering if it had been her veela abilities that would have him head over heels for her. that isn’t fair. but—she couldn’t help it, her eyes shut close and she pressed her lips against his.. almost until she decided to kiss his the corner of his lips. “i’m very sorry.” she pulled away, averting her gaze to hide her flushed cheeks.

❖ { butterflies } sungmin & kat

“no no..” she didn’t want to cry, not now. not when she was smiling so widely around him. she didn’t want to shed tears letting the flashbacks play, ruining what they had present day and what was so much more in the near future. “it.. it’s the past okay oppa.. we’ll get through it together. let’s let it go..” she furrowed her eyebrows, looking at him with a worried expression. “listen.. you’re going to be here now for me as i am going to be here for you. that’s what matters now. the present is a gift, you’re a gift to me.” she placed both of her hands on his cheeks. “you’re amazing, okay. don’t forget that.” her azure orbs were darted on his lips, i shouldn’t kiss him.. no. but should she do it?

❖ { butterflies } sungmin & kat

Smiles were contagious and Dorian had always thought Kat looked beautiful when she smiled. He couldn’t help smiling back at her, only to blush and turn his head to hide his reddened cheeks. “I—I do?” Dorian asked, sucking in his bottom lip. After their fall out, Dorian had resigned himself to the fact that his friendship with Kat was over—but now to be walking beside her, hand in hand again, felt like a dream. “I wanted to help people,” Dorian said shyly, his voice growing quieter, “people like you who needed a healer—I didn’t want anyone to go through the pain of losing someone if I could prevent it”. His lips pursed together with a soft hum. He felt embarrassed sharing the truth behind his passion with Kat—not because she wouldn’t understand but because it was personal. His dreams were naive fantasies that deep down he knew had little chance of ever being achieved, but that wouldn’t stop him from trying. 

When Kat embraced him, Dorian froze. He’d missed her affections but never knew how to react to them. Physical displays had never been his forte. He was too awkward to adapt to the spontaneous touch of others, which perhaps had resulted in the demise of his previous relationship with Rosalie. Hesitantly his hands wrapped around her body, holding her closer. “I’d like that.” 

at a young age, katarina was told by her mother that people were more beautiful when they smiled. ironically, at this age, she didn’t smile a lot as compared to in the past. she didn’t crack smiles often because she found no reason to. not after everything that left scars on her ill-stricken body. though, with dorian she was different. she couldn’t explain why she like to smile so much. because despite where they stood, she was happy around him. genuinely happy. “to be in pain.. to be alone.. it’s so..” she took a pause then let out a distressed sigh. “it’s hard going through pain.. alone. i really wish that i had you around me when i was in the hospital. i thought about you.. everyday, oppa-ah. i really did.” she couldn’t get him off his mind, even now. “whatever you want in your life and where ever you’ll go, i’ll encourage you.”

she hugged him tighter, wanting this moment to last. she was going to cherish it, “i’m glad because you make me happy.”

❖ { butterflies } sungmin & kat

 “of course.” more than often not, katarina didn’t like to smile but with dorian, it was different. she smiled and smiled to the point that she could feel her cheeks hurting. i look like an idiot smiling like this. she kept her composure, her facial expressions stoic and unemotional. “i love spending time with you..” she really did even if it didn’t seem like it since she had always been around neukmin more in the past. however, that was the past—no longer present day. “you make me happy, you really do. you know, i’m glad you’ve made it this far.. what did you want to be since you were young?” she wanted to know more and more about him even if they had been close before, there were still many quirks to a person. katarina stopped her tracks, arms embracing around dorian in the public area but she was too heedless. “can we stay like this?”

alone? ( open )

This kid had a risky mouth on her. The kind that would get a girl in detention for fraternising with a naive professor who didn’t know how to say no to a pretty face—but after all the trouble Evie had gotten him into, Neukmin had no intention of losing his job over a random encounter in the corridors. He let out a laugh and tutted. “Aish. And is this is how you get away with breaking the rules—” Neukmin began to tease but as she leaned closer, he caught a whiff of her scent and with it, a flash of a memory returned. Disheveled dormitory sheets and clothes strewn across the floor—a girl with longer hair but the same scent buried into his shoulder. Moist skin against skin.

Shit. His brother wasn’t joking when he said Neukmin had gotten around. 

at times, katarina was thankful that she was blessed to have a beautiful face but most of the time, she really wasn’t. she didn’t like taking advantage of it, but she knew in this situation—she had to be remembered. katarina didn’t like to be forgotten, good or bad. she still had prominent features such as her azure eyes or her silky hair. “maybe, maybe it is.. maybe it isn’t..” she rose a brow, shoulders crossing. she was playing along, “i like to break rules, only if that someone is punishing me happens to be handsome.” a frolicsome chuckle escaped from her lips.

he better remember now. “so.. do you finally remember me, pretty boy? you were good in bed.”